expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
in that manner; like that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
the scruff or nape of the neck
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
failure; mistake; blunder
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to say; to tell; to state; to do
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to have an eye on; to zero in on
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)